Isaiah

Isaiah 66:4

⁴So I will choose their punishment

and I will bring terror upon them,

because I called and no one answered,

I spoke and no one listened.

But they did evil in My sight

and chose that in which I did not delight.”

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
So	גַּם־	gam-	Conjunction	H1571 also, moreover, yea
I	אֲנִ֞י	’ă·nî	Pronoun - first person common singular	H589 I
will choose	אֶבְחַ֣ר	’eḇ·ḥar	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singular	H977 choose
their punishment	בְּתַעֲלֻלֵיהֶ֗ם	bə·ṯa·‘ă·lu·lê·hem	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine plural	H8586 caprice, coming on, vexation
and I will bring	אָבִ֣יא	’ā·ḇî	Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - first person common singular	H935 come in, come, go in, go
terror	וּמְגֽוּרֹתָם֙	ū·mə·ḡū·rō·ṯām	Conjunctive waw; Noun - feminine plural construct; third person masculine plural	H4035 store-house, granary
upon them	לָהֶ֔ם	lā·hem	Preposition-l; Pronoun - third person masculine plural
because	יַ֤עַן	ya·‘an	Adverb	H3282 purpose, intention
I called	קָרָ֙אתִי֙	qā·rā·ṯî	Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular	H7121 call, proclaim, read
and no	וְאֵ֣ין	wə·’ên	Conjunctive waw; Adverb	H369 nothing, nought
one answered	עוֹנֶ֔ה	‘ō·w·neh	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular	H6030 answer, respond
I spoke	דִּבַּ֖רְתִּי	dib·bar·tî	Verb - Piel - Perfect - first person common singular	H1696 speak
and no one	וְלֹ֣א	wə·lō	Conjunctive waw; Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
listened	שָׁמֵ֑עוּ	šā·mê·‘ū	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural	H8085 hear
But they did	וַיַּעֲשׂ֤וּ	way·ya·‘ă·śū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural	H6213 do, make
evil	הָרַע֙	hā·ra‘	Article; Adjective - masculine singular	H7451 bad, evil
in My sight	בְּעֵינַ֔י	bə·‘ê·nay	Preposition-b; Noun - cdc; first person common singular	H5869 eye
and chose	בָּחָֽרוּ׃ס	bā·ḥā·rū	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural	H977 choose
that in which	וּבַאֲשֶׁ֥ר	ū·ḇa·’ă·šer	Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b; Pronoun - relative	H834 particle of relation
I did not	לֹֽא־	lō-	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
delight	חָפַ֖צְתִּי	ḥā·p̄aṣ·tî	Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular	H2654 delight in

Cross-references

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Isaiah 65:12 · Proverbs 10:24 · Jeremiah 7:13 · Proverbs 1:24 · 2 Kings 21:6 · 2 Kings 21:2 · Proverbs 1:31–32 · Psalm 81:12

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.